{"product_id":"9781399727662","title":"The Age of Diagnosis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MUST-READ BESTSELLER AND BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW SCIENTIST\u003c\/i\u003e AND MORE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Revelatory. Slices through the contradictions.' -\u003cb\u003e CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So well-written... critically important.'\u003ci\u003e -\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRANGAN CHATTERJEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A doctor's brilliant study of the dangers of overdiagnosis' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom autism to allergies, ADHD to long Covid, more people are being labelled with medical conditions than ever before. But can a diagnosis do us more harm than good?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe boundaries between sickness and health are being redrawn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMental health categories are shifting and expanding all the time, radically altering what we consider to be 'normal'. Genetic tests can now detect pathologies decades before people experience symptoms, and sometimes before they're even born. And increased health screening draws more and more people into believing they are unwell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn accurate diagnosis can bring greater understanding and of course improved treatment. But many diagnoses aren't as definitive as we think. And in some cases they risk turning healthy people into patients.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the stories of real people, as well as decades of clinical practice and the latest medical research, Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan overturns long held assumptions and transforms how we think about illness and health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compassionate and bracingly independent thinking' \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exceptional. Chapter by brilliant chapter, it raises fundamental questions we should all be asking.' \u003ci\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*As heard on Radio 4 Book of the Week, Today, Good Morning Britain, Sky News and more.*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57053164339573,"sku":"9781399727662","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781399727662.jpg?v=1775731780","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781399727662","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}